| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Defeat by a majority of votes (7) | ||
| Poll more than | ||
| Published five books on European defeat at the polls | The Guardian Cryptic | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Automotive aim lost in the melee of defeat in poll (7) | ||
| Defeat by a show of hands, say | New York Times | 09 Aug 2022 |
| Beat in poll | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Jul 2022 |
| Beat, in a way | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jun 2020 |
| Defeat wrong judge | ||
| A way to raise hands and to beat them? | Irish Times Crosaire | 23 Jun 2018 |
| Brexiteers asking for this defeat on polling day | ||
| Defeat at the polls | LA Times Daily | 04 Aug 2016 |
| Defeat at the polls | ||
| Beat at the ballot box | ||
| Beat in a race | ||
| Best in the polls | ||
| Beat, in a way | ||
| Beat at the ballot box | ||
| Defeat, in a way | ||
| Best at the ballot box | ||
| Best at the ballot box | ||
| Defeat at the polls | ||
| Defeat by ballot | ||
| Beat at the polls | ||
| Defeat democratically |